FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VQS |
| Lat/Long: | 18-08-05.3200N / 065-29-37.0200W 18-08.088667N / 065-29.617000W 18.1348111 / -65.4936167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00765 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJSJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 7500 LBS GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM MONITORED 0600-1830.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 128.65/279.6 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| STTr254/29.8 | | ST THOMAS VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 10W |
| SJUr134/33.9 | | SAN JUAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | GRADIENT 0.54% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 18-08.007000N | | 18-08.170333N |
| Longitude: | 065-29.978667W | | 065-29.255333W |
| Elevation: | 48.8 ft. | | 25.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 076 true | | 270 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 896 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH GPO BOX 362829 SAN JUAN, PR 00936-2829 Phone 787-741-0515 |
| Manager: | DOMINGO RIVERA P O BOX 1530 ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR 00765 Phone 787-741-8358 OR 787-741-0515. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/day * | | 90% | air taxi | | 7% | transient general aviation | | 3% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CLSD TO UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR 787-741-8358. |
| - | PPR FOR OTHER B-III AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND LTD TO A WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (195KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| VEDAS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (131KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TIST - Cyril E King Airport (32 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (34 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (39 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (61 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 21:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 22:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 17:13:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Nov-2009 13:13:50 |
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| TAF |
TIST 31nm E | 081120Z 0812/0912 09003KT P6SM FEW030 FM081330 13012KT P6SM FEW025 FM082300 09008KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050
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TJSJ 35nm NW | 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 FM081400 07013G18KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 FM082200 10006KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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